uvic

Substance Drug Checking Site - March 2021. Photo by Jay Wallace

Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project finds a new home

Eventual expansion put on hold as project seeks Health Canada exemptions The Vancouver Island Drug Checking Project, an interdisciplinary collaboration between the University of Victoria and Health Canada, has a…
Kevin Hall

The university shouldn’t pass the costs of the pandemic onto students

As we approach the time of year when the UVic Board of Governors decides whether or not to raise tuition, we’re asking UVic not to pass on the costs of…
joanna-kosinska-LAaSoL0LrYs-unsplash

Nine study tips for finals season at UVic

Finals season is quickly approaching. Although it can be tempting to leave everything to the last minute and see how much you can cram, this isn’t a strategy for success. …

UVic, let’s go beyond anti-racism workshops and towards structural changes

Community-centered resilience is key in dismantling institutional oppressions In response to the Atlanta shootings last week, UVic President Kevin Hall put out a statement. Hall is committing to dismantling “these…
uvic twitter

UVic hires seven students to help create social media posts

Social Media Ambassadors create Instagram and TikTok content about campus life and events The University of Victoria recently hired seven new Social Media Ambassadors (SMAs) to help promote UVic on…
Black History Month Kristina Adams concert

UVic music student organizes benefit concert celebrating Black composer

“It’s my heritage, and I want to share it” When the Black Lives Matter movement shook the world last summer, conversations about injustice and inequality often turned to institutions in…
Haruun Ali campaign edmonton city council

UVic political science student Haruun Ali running for Edmonton City Council

Ali’s platform includes affordable housing and police reform First-year UVic political science student, Haruun Ali, aims to become Edmonton’s youngest and first ever Black city councillor. At 17 years old,…
sourced from fernwood publishing

Robyn Maynard headlines 2021 UVic Humanities Literacy Week

This year’s Humanities Literacy Week aimed to centre BIPOC voices and non-traditional forms of humanities research.
uvic michael williams building

Jonathan Granirer and David Foster to represent students on UVic Board of Governors

The only candidates, seasoned representatives, step onto the board without an election Jonathan Granirer and David Foster will represent UVic undergraduate and graduate student voices respectively on the 15-member Board…

Can’t get enough?

Our Digital Print Issue

Canadian online casinos

The Martlet on Instagram

Courier

The Martlet
Student Union Building
Room B011
University of Victoria
3700 Finnerty Road
Victoria, B.C.
V8W 5C2